Something I want to shout out about Billy Bragg's recent show in Medford, MA (down the road from Boston): he has adapted his 40+ year human rights messages to explicitly embrace trans people. Talking about "brothers, sisters, and siblings" is powerful,...
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Something I want to shout out about Billy Bragg's recent show in Medford, MA (down the road from Boston): he has adapted his 40+ year human rights messages to explicitly embrace trans people. Talking about "brothers, sisters, and siblings" is powerful, and so meaningful to many.
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He adapted a verse from his classic "Sexuality" to:
Just because you're they
I won't turn you away
If you stick around
I'm sure that we can find the right pronouns!The song was profound when he wrote it, and he's made it even more profound for our current time.
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Here's the original "Sexuality" from way back before Billy Bragg decided to style his hair after me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xsv9iZPYwE
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@danielpunkass So good! Also Kirsty MacColl?!
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@tjw Is that who that is? Magical.
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@danielpunkass "A New England was a Top Ten single for Kirsty MacColl in 1985. Billy Bragg wrote a couple of extra verses for the song just for Kirsty. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnzpg5GgQCo
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@tjw He played "A New England" and I sang along, but I didn't know this history. Thanks!
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@danielpunkass Oh damn I'm so jealous but happy for youuuu!!
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@tjw Check this 1983 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOLsnzuIADM
